People were much shorter a century and a half ago. The average male would stand between 5' 6" to 5' 10". Of course these are just the average. There were many men shorter or taller.
Average male height 164.5 cm (5' 4.8") Average female height 152.0 cm (4' 11.8") of Age 20yrs measured in 2005- 2006.
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Average male height 161.2 cm( 5' 3.5") Average female height 152.1 cm (4'...
the average height for an asian male can be from 5,5 to 5,9 this depends on where they are from, for example a chinese male has and average of being 5,7 or less